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umsalayum
08-03-2007 @ 8:42 AM    Notify Admin about this post
Umm Salayum bint Werner Kuhn (Doha, Qatar)
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Bismillah

As salamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh

I need to find out if it is permissible to use medicine witch contains alcohol (like drops and tinctures and the likes),if there is no alternative ?


I was suppose to use a certain medicine ,but I can't get it in any other form but in drops ,it is essential to use this medicine in order to do the treatment insha allah.


It would be of great help if somebody can ask the Ulema for me or find a fatwa regarding this issue.



Jazaka allahu khairan

umsalayum bint werner kuhn ( Germany, Hoeheinoed)



Abu.Maryam.T
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The Ruling on Using Alcohol as a Medicine

Question:

Is it permissible for a believing person to drink alcohol, claiming it to be a treatment for pain?  

Answer:

Alcohol is forbidden and it is not permissible to use it as a medicine; the Prophet (sallAllaahu `alayhi wa sallam) said:
"O servants of Allaah! Seek treatment, but do not seek treatment with that which is forbidden. For Allaah has not placed a cure for my people in that which has been forbidden."


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Fatawa Islamiyah, The book of Legal Punishments, Vol. 6, p. 207, DARUSSALAM  


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This Fatwa of Shaykh Uthaymeen rahimahullaah, may be of some benefit here.

The Ruling on using Perfumes which contain a certain amount of Alcohol in order to clean Wounds

Question:
Is the external use of perfumes and scents which contain a certain amount of alcohol permissible to clean wounds?


Answer:

The answer to this question requires clarification on two points:
Firstly: Is Khamr unclean, or not?

On this question, scholars have differed?most of them say that the alcohol is physically impure, meaning that if it is spilt on the clothing or the body, it must be purified. There are also among the scholars those who say that alcohol is not physically impure, because physical impurity is a legal ruling, which requires evidence, and there is no evidence of that. And if it is not confirmed by legal evidence that alcohol is impure, then fundamentally, it is pure. Some may say that the evidence is in the Book of Allaah, the Most High:

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَالْمَيْسِرُ وَالأَنصَابُ وَالأَزْلاَمُ رِجْسٌ مِّنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

"O you who believe! Khamr (all kinds of alcoholic drinks), gambling, Al­-Ansaab, and Al­-Azlaam (arrows for seeking luck or decision) are Rijs of Shaitaan's (Satan) handiwork. So avoid (strictly all) that (abomination) in order that you may be successful." [Surah Al-Ma'idah 5:90]

And Rijs means filth, as Allaah, the Most High says:

قُل لاَّ أَجِدُ فِي مَا أُوْحِيَ إِلَيَّ مُحَرَّمًا عَلَى طَاعِمٍ يَطْعَمُهُ إِلاَّ أَن يَكُونَ مَيْتَةً أَوْ دَمًا مَّسْفُوحًا أَوْ لَحْمَ خِنزِيرٍ فَإِنَّهُ رِجْسٌ أَوْ فِسْقًا أُهِلَّ لِغَيْرِ اللّهِ بِهِ

"Say (O Muhammad): "I find not in that which has been inspired to me anything forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be Maitah (a dead animal) or blood poured forth (by slaughtering or the like), or the flesh of swine (pork, etc.) for that surely is impure, or impious (unlawful) meat (of an animal) which is slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allaah."" [Surah al-An'am 6:145]

That is, the above mentioned foods, the Maitah, pork or blood poured forth are all Rijs, meaning unclean. And the evidence that Rijs here means unclean is the saying of the Prophet (Sallallaahu alayhi wassalam) concerning the skin of the dead animal, that water purifies it, so his saying: ?It purifies it? is a proof that it was unclean, and this is something well known to the scholars. But it may be said in reply to this that what is meant by Rijs here is spiritual unlceanness, not physical uncleanness, the of which is the Words of Allaah, the Most High:
رِجْسٌ مِّنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ
"Rijs of Shaitaan's (Satan) handiwork." [Surah al-Ma'idah 5:90]

Additional evidence is the fact that gambling, Al-Ansab and Al-Azlam are not physically unclean, and the description (Rijs) here is all four: alcoholic drinks, gambling Al-Ansab and Al-Azlam? and if the description applies to all four of these things, then the ruling on all of them is the same.

Also, those who say that alcohol is not physically unclean have another proof from the Sunnah, which is that when the prohibition of alcoholic drinks was revealed, the Prophet (Sallallaahu alayhi wassalam) did not order the vessel to be washed clean of it. Likewise, the Companions emptied them out in the markets, and if it was unclean, they would not have emptied them out in the markets, because that would necessitate pollution being spread throughout them.

Secondly: Since it is clear that the Khamr is not physically unclean - and that is the most authoritative saying in my opinion ? then alcohol is not physically impure, but spiritually impure, because the alcohol which inebriates is Khamr, according to the words of the Prohpet (Sallallaahu alayhi wassalam):
كُلُّ مُسْكِرٍ خَمْرٌ
?Everything which inebriates is Khamr.?

And if it is Khamr, then its useas a beverage or a food , by being mixed with certain food to give flavour to it is clearly forbidden by the Book and agreement of the Scholars. But as for use for other things, such as cleansing bacteria and the like, it is a matter of opinion, and whoever avoids it is more prudent? but I cannot say that it is forbidden, though I do not use it myself, except when necessary, such as sterilising wounds and such likes.


Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-`Uthaymeen  
Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 2, p26-28, DARUSSALAM.  


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Moosaa
11-03-2007 @ 8:09 PM    Notify Admin about this post
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wa 'alaykumus-salaamu wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh

It is important to differentiate between "khamr" and "alcohol".

The substance called "alcohol" is of three types:

1) That which is deadly, if you consume it you will die or become seriously ill.  This is considered "summ" (poison) and it is permissible to buy, sell, transport, or use it, but not consume it.  (You can use it in mouthwash, perfume, bug spray, etc, but not in foods or drinks)

2) That which intoxicates when consumed, a little of it or a lot, then it considered khamr (intoxicant), and it is not permissible to buy, sell, transport, use, or consume.  The fataawaa mentioned above all refer to this category: khamr.

3) That which does not intoxicate no matter how much of it is consumed, then it is not a khamr, and it is halaal, like the small amounts of alcohol found in many foods and drinks that we eat every day.  This type is permissible to buy, sell, transport, use, and consume.

So if the type of alcohol used in your medicine is type #3, then you may use it.  If it is #1 or #2, then no.

And Allaah knows best.

[I learned this point from Shaykh Muhammad Baazmool, who relays it from al-'Allaamah Al-Albaanee, may Allaah have Mercy on them both.]

Moosaa ibn John Richardson

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Abdul.Hafidh
07-07-2007 @ 12:14 AM    Notify Admin about this post
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Bismillahirahmaniraheem,
Assalamu Alaikum wa rahmattullah ya Moosa,
Can you please inform us where is the text or when at what lecture and/or in what instance was it that this was the view of Sheikh Al-Albanee(rahimahullah). You noted that Sheikh Baazmool said it was can you ask him when Albanee's view changed and when did he give this as his view because in Sheikh Al-Albanee's book At-tasfiyah wa tarbiyah he does mention two types of alcohol but said that Imam Abu Haneefah made ijtihaad and said this.(see pp.33-39 tasfiyah and tarbiyah for specifics regarding this).
So inshaAllah just would like to know when his (Albanee's) view changed because in the book it is very clear he repeats it'"that which intoxicates in large amounts, is forbidden in small amounts".
Please clarify, barakaAllahu Feekum.
wa assalam

Moosaa
22-07-2007 @ 9:53 PM    Notify Admin about this post
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wa 'alaykumus-salaam wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh

'Abdal-Hafidh -

I don't know of a book or tape of Shaykh al-Albaanee covering this topic.  This is the narration of Muhammad Baazmool from him.  When you referred to the "two types of alcohol" (you mean khamr I believe) according to Aboo Haneefah, I assume you are referring to a completely different issue - intoxicant beverages made from grapes vs. those made from other than grapes...

Anyway - Again I stress the need to differentiate between the words khamr and alcohol, as not every kind of alcohol is a khamr, as explained previously.

Moosaa ibn John Richardson

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Thani-Ithnain
03-06-2009 @ 8:58 PM    Notify Admin about this post
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Assalaamualaykum

Is it permissable to use a fabric cleaner containing alcohol to clean prayer mats? From what is written above it seems alcohol is not a physical impurity and so this is ok, but I would like someone to double check this for me please.

Jazaakumullahu Khayr
Thani-Ithnain






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